Strange Beasts is so much fun that the minute I finished the book, I downloaded the audio for my husband to listen to. This is a paranormal adventure meets gothic mystery with a sapphic love story intertwined in all of that. It has shades of Penny Dreadful, non stop action, and it’s just a blast to read. The novel takes place in an alternate Victorian era where paranormal creatures openly exist with human beings. Sam … Continue reading Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris →
Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World’s Most Famous Detective Writer is a nonfiction book about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s involvement with the case of Oscar Slater, a man who was falsely imprisoned for murder in 1909. This book provides a glimpse into the world of criminal justice during the early 1900s. It gives limited insight into Arthur Conan Doyle, other than painting … Continue reading Conan Doyle for the Defense by Margalit Fox →
Oh my gosh, I have such feels about this book. I had high expectations for it and I was not disappointed, and my challenge here is to try to sum up my feelings in a literary way instead of just doing this: A Study in Scarlet Women is the first book in the new Lady Sherlock series. Charlotte Holmes is an upper-class young woman who seems to be on the autism spectrum. She does not … Continue reading A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas →
This is going to be a somewhat brief review. I have a longer and more in-depth review scheduled for elsewhere later in the week, and Carrie is working on reading this book as well. But A Study in Scarlet Women releases today and I couldn’t let the release go by without telling you HOW MUCH I ENJOYED IT OH MY GOSH. You might have heard my podcast interview with Sherry Thomas last week wherein she talked a … Continue reading A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas →
We like to recap and talk about shows that we think romance readers might like, and that we want to help attain a wider audience. Last year we recapped The Librarians episode by episode, and it’s back this year for season 2 on TNT in the US. (Yay!) We’re not recapping it since we’ve got other shows on the schedule – but I would feel terrible if y’all missed out on seeing the Seriously Smoking Hot Bad Guy. Now, … Continue reading SYSBW: Hot Villain Alert on The Librarians, Season 2 →
It’s 1947, and Sherlock Holmes is a 93 year old and retired in Sussex. He lives near the sea, he’s got his bees, and he’s not as sharp as he used to be. He’s got a housekeeper, Mrs. Munro (Laura Linney) and her young son Roger (Milo Parker) and the incomplete memory of the case that drove him into retirement. This is a gorgeously shot, well-costumed, meticulously acted character study of a man in his declining … Continue reading Movie Review: Mr. Holmes →
